Sex Does Not Sell At The Village Voice

As the New York Observer reports, the blog did not gain
much traction during its tenure, partially because VVM did not
want to admit Naked City NY -- and its LA-based partner --
existed.

The blog had around 7,000 page views per month, not enough to
justify the continued expense.

Bill Jensen, director of new media for VVM, said
Naked City did not survive another round of budget cuts. The
company will continue to run Dan Savage's
Savage Love.

Late last year, the company was in the news for another reason
related to sex after a former prostitute sued VVM and its classified site
Backpage.com. Latasha Jewell McFarland's suit
claims the company knew the site was being used to solicit and
enable prostitution but did not take any steps to arrest the
behavior.